Egypt witnesses clashes in which 1000 people are hurt. Skirmishes took place overnight in Egypt as police fired tear gas at protesters which included a majority of youth. Over 1000 people were severely injured including 40 policemen. The whole incident began when the family members of people killed during the toppling of Hosni Mubarak’s corrupt […]

The Ex-Trade Minister is sentenced to five years in prison. An Egyptian court has pronounced a sentence of five years (in absentia) against the Ex-Trade Minister of Egypt, Rachid Mohamed Rachid. The man fled the country when the Arab Spring revolution occurred. He is accused of profiteering and squandering public funds. Rachid was a prominently […]

The Egyptians block the border crossing to Israel. After a month of opening the Gaza Strip crossing, through which many Palestinians migrated, Egypt has finally closed it. This has angered many people who had come with the expectation of crossing it. Belligerent Palestinians gathered in crowds at the crossing. Israel would probably be happy at […]

Egypt is not a base for Al-Qaeda. After Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused Egypt of aiding Al-Qaeda terrorists, the Egyptian authorities vehemently denied this. In the words of National Security Chief, Hamed Abdullah, “There are no members of the AL-Qaeda organization in Egypt. What has been said is baseless.” Israel has reasons to be […]

Hosni Mubarak spared the long arm of the law for now. Egypt’s defunct dictator, Hosni Mubarak, has been let off from further prosecution due to a serious illness. The fact that he aided the shooting of innocent civilians whose sole crime was that they were protesting his draconian policies doesn’t look good on his record. […]

Egypt opens Gaza Strip for Palestine. Egypt gave free access to the Gaza Strip to the Palestinians. Since the year 2007 Egypt had occupied the area but as of now it has opened it on a permanent basis. This has provided relief to the 1.5 million Palestinians who are arriving in hordes to cross the […]